L40S vs Radeon PRO WX 3100

Place in the ranking	634	68
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.50	no data
Power efficiency	7.49	13.06
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Lexa	AD102
Market segment	Workstation	Workstation
Release date	12 June 2017 (9 years ago)	13 October 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	512	18176
Core clock speed	925 MHz	1110 MHz
Boost clock speed	1219 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	2,200 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	39.01	1,431
Floating-point processing power	1.248 TFLOPS	91.61 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	192
TMUs	32	568
Tensor Cores	no data	568
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	142
L1 Cache	128 KB	17.8 MB
L2 Cache	512 KB	48 MB

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	145 mm	267 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 16-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	48 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	864.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
Resizable BAR	-	+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors	1x DisplayPort, 2x mini-DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	-	8.9
DLSS	-	+

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

PRO WX 3100 6.29

L40S 50.64
+705%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

PRO WX 3100 2621
Samples: 421

L40S 21099
+705%

Samples: 8

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

PRO WX 3100 7346

L40S 336576
+4482%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

PRO WX 3100 7717

L40S 260799
+3280%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

−686%

110−120
+686%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

14.21

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FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −674%	240−250 +674%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −669%	100−105 +669%
Palworld	14−16 −700%	120−130 +700%
Resident Evil 4 Remake	10−12 −673%	85−90 +673%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5	27−30 −678%	210−220 +678%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −674%	240−250 +674%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −669%	100−105 +669%
Far Cry 5	20−22 −700%	160−170 +700%
Fortnite	35−40 −689%	300−310 +689%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −693%	230−240 +693%
Palworld	14−16 −700%	120−130 +700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 −683%	180−190 +683%
Valorant	70−75 −686%	550−600 +686%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5	27−30 −678%	210−220 +678%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −674%	240−250 +674%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	100−110 −669%	800−850 +669%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −669%	100−105 +669%
Dota 2	50−55 −684%	400−450 +684%
Far Cry 5	20−22 −700%	160−170 +700%
Fortnite	35−40 −689%	300−310 +689%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −693%	230−240 +693%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 −673%	170−180 +673%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −692%	95−100 +692%
Palworld	14−16 −700%	120−130 +700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 −683%	180−190 +683%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12 −692%	95−100 +692%
Valorant	70−75 −686%	550−600 +686%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5	27−30 −678%	210−220 +678%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −669%	100−105 +669%
Dota 2	50−55 −684%	400−450 +684%
Far Cry 5	20−22 −700%	160−170 +700%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 −693%	230−240 +693%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 −683%	180−190 +683%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7 −686%	55−60 +686%
Valorant	70−75 −686%	550−600 +686%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite	35−40 −689%	300−310 +689%
Palworld	14−16 −700%	120−130 +700%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −692%	95−100 +692%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	45−50 −614%	350−400 +614%
Grand Theft Auto V	6−7 −650%	45−50 +650%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −650%	45−50 +650%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −669%	300−310 +669%
Valorant	65−70 −669%	500−550 +669%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5	10−12 −673%	85−90 +673%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −700%	40−45 +700%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −692%	95−100 +692%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −700%	120−130 +700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −650%	60−65 +650%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite	12−14 −669%	100−105 +669%
Palworld	9−10 −678%	70−75 +678%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −665%	130−140 +665%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −700%	8−9 +700%
Palworld	2−3 −700%	16−18 +700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −650%	30−33 +650%
Valorant	27−30 −678%	210−220 +678%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5	5−6 −700%	40−45 +700%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −700%	8−9 +700%
Dota 2	21−24 −683%	180−190 +683%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −700%	40−45 +700%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −700%	80−85 +700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −650%	45−50 +650%

4K
Epic

Fortnite	6−7 −650%	45−50 +650%
Palworld	2−3 −700%	16−18 +700%

This is how PRO WX 3100 and L40S compete in popular games:

L40S is 686% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.29	50.64
Recency	12 June 2017	13 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	48 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	300 Watt

PRO WX 3100 has 362% lower power consumption.

L40S, on the other hand, has a 705% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The L40S is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon PRO WX 3100 in performance tests.